Industry News

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called a sharp drop in global oil demand “nothing short of remarkable”.

Gambling and its impact on public health will be a key focus for a major conference this week.

The finance industry has made some positive moves to close the gender pay gap.

The ACCC will not block TPG’s plans to install fibre-optic internet connections to the basements of high-rise apartment blocks.

While the adage contends that it takes a whole village to raise a child, a new program shows a village of children could just raise themselves, almost.

The Federal Government says it is cutting red tape for vocational colleges, by removing regulations around changing courses or introducing new ones.

An Australian professor of economics has picked apart what he sees as the main failings of the Group of Eight universities in the stance on deregulation.

A team has received funding to work on a video game that teaches computer coding.

Two Queensland Health executives have been taken off duty and referred to the corruption watchdog over “employment procurement issues”, and nurses say it is time for a change.

The Australian Tax Office is closing a string of its regional outposts, and is offering staff $10,000 to move to the capital.

Experts say Australian governments can stop corruption while saving money and even lives, through enhanced whistleblower protections.

A Local Government Electoral Review Panel has found a few holes to patch in Victoria's electoral system.

The optimism of Wide Bay treasure-hunters is taking a toll on the local council.

Western Australia's regional council borders appear safe for now.

The New South Wales Government has poured $1 billion into its local government sector.

University of Adelaide researchers have found a strong desire among South Australian residents for the establishment of a corruption court.

Just 37 per cent of Australian manufacturers are taking measures that boost profit, productivity and market share, research shows.

Australian researchers have launched a joint effort to learn from the incredibly fast rate of treatment in Chinese hospitals.

Research has revealed a secret that Aboriginal communities may have known for millennia.

Australian engineers have built a hydrogen-powered bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 in fuel.